Indie rock fans, I have some exciting news for you.
Vancouver-based quintet Yukon Blonde announced they are playing three shows over three days in B.C. next month. The first event goes down at The Queen’s in Nanaimo on October 21st before heading over to the Capital Ballroom in Victoria on the 22nd and wrapping it all up in Vancouver at the Hollywood Theatre on the 23rd.
This is the band’s first live performance since the release of their 5th studio album, Vindicator, in November of last year. It was their first product that was entirely self-recorded and self-produced. This do-it-yourself approach allowed the band to be more creative and experiment with sounds and styles, unlike anything they’ve put out in previous years. I was particularly intrigued by the fact that some of the album’s production took place in a closet at Younger’s home and in Innes’ kitchen. If you like laid-back, loungey vocals, atmospheric synths, and effect-heavy guitar tones, then these guys are right up your alley. They recently announced a deluxe version of Vindicator featuring unreleased tracks which is available to the public on September 22.
The band consists of chief songwriter and guitarist Jeff Innes, guitarist Brandon Scott, James Younger on bass, Graham Jones on drums, and Rebecca Gray on keys and synths. All 5 members share vocals throughout each track.
They’ve been making music since 2009 when they published their first EP, Everything in Everyway, in October of that year. A few years later, they were nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards alongside Walk Off the Earth and local indie-pop favourites Hey Ocean.
Yukon Blonde is accompanied by Gold & Youth, another indie rock band based out of Vancouver and Toronto, for their Victoria concert. Gold & Youth are fresh off releasing their latest track “The Worse the Better” on August 27. Their second album Dream Baby is scheduled for public release on November 5.
Tickets for their Vancouver show are available here. In the meantime, give them a follow on Twitter, they post some funny and relatable tweets on their page.